I can't diss any of the great RBs of yesteryear, nearly all would be still be stars in today's game. Payton, Brown, Earl Campbell, Barry Sanders, OJ, etc.
But Eric Dickerson needs more love!!! Damn he was beast.

What rookie RB from the past.
Was Bo Jackson killing it his first season?? I don't know.

Off the top, I think Dickerson/Barry Sanders/Tony Dorsett are best oldskool RBs who had great rookie seasons.

Most of these great RBs weren't 'great' as rookies.

Perhaps I should have been more clear. I meant having one of the greatest halfbacks of all time as a rookie to grow on your team for years to come. If you had Barry Sanders you'd want him as a rookie for your team right?

Bo Jackson, as long as he doesn't play pro baseball. Bo focused on football in a 16 game season would just be unreal.

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